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'We have ten different hats right now and it's like, I could be sitting here thinking about Phoenix, or shooting my digital show, thinking about Stellar Phoenix,' she said, referring to her co-owned children's clothing range.

'I just have to be present in whatever I'm doing. I think that's the most important thing - so when I'm with her, I'm with her. I'm not with her on my phone, I'm not with her designing. I'm like, with her.'

Speaking up: She's been incredibly open about her experience of motherhood, telling fans about both the highs and the lows (Pictured with Phoenix in September in Los Angeles)

Her pride and joy: The mother-of-one added it's important to be present so Phoenix gets a better mother

She added it's important to be present so Phoenix gets a better mother.

'And I think that they get a better mother because they know that when they have time with their mother, the mother is really there.'

'And that comes through with time and learning and meditation and that kind of study, so being present is important.'

The actress admitted it's only been in the last year that things 'clicked' for her and being a mother felt natural, admitting that after she first gave birth in 2013 she felt 'isolated' and 'lost'.

Adjustment: The actress admitted it's only been in the last year that things 'clicked' for her and being a mother felt natural, admitting that prior to that it had left her feeling 'isolated' and 'lost'

'It's a whole shift, it's a whole internal shift of love I never thought you could experience something like this,' Tammin gushed about her little girl.

The Pretty Little Liars star, who was raised in Sydney and now lives in LA, spent months after giving birth 'obsessing' about reclaiming her identity as an actress and not enjoying her time with her daughter.

Writing on her blog Bottle + Heels, she said: 'I remember going to a spin class three months after my little one was born and the teacher spoke about feeling lost and I crumbled.

Struggles: The Pretty Little Liars star spent months after giving birth 'obsessing' about reclaiming her identity as an actress and not enjoying her time with her daughter

'I had caked old breast milk on my activewear. It truly hit a nerve. Lost, lost, lost... My life had changed the day my magnificent daughter came into the world,' she added.

Tammin explained she had placed so much emphasis on defining herself by her career that she felt 'isolated' after taking time off work to look after Phoenix.

'I spent time in my head and had obsessive thoughts about when I would get a job,' she added.

The South African-born star shares her daughter with husband Sean McEwen, who she married in August 2011, in the idyllic Florence, Italy.

Family: The South African-born star shares her daughter with husband Sean McEwen, who she married in August 2011, in the idyllic Florence, Italy